Science Study Guide

CHAPTER 1 INSECTS

QUIZ 2 PG. 20-31

Know the 4 stages of complete metamorphosis in order: (egg, larva, papa, adult)

Know the definitions of the following:

hypothesis   ovipositor   molting   chrysalis   cocoon   spiracles

Know the difference between a butterfly and a moth

Identify the following insects:   grasshopper   ladybug   walking   stick  mosquito   honeybee

QUIZ 3 PGS. 32-44

DEFINITIONS:

simple eyes   sensilla   predator   nymph   compound eyes   incomplete metamorphosis   camouflage   antennae   mimicry   complete metamorphosis

IDENTIFY:

backswimmer   milkweed bug   termite   silverfish   ladybug   stinkbug   earwig  

QUIZ 4 PGS. 45-57

DEFINITION:

parasite   instinct   insecticide   host   hibernate   camouflage   host   social insects  

IDENTIFY:

yellow jacket   lice   polyphemus moth   lacewing   firefly   caddis worm  

CHAPTER 2 TEST REVIEW

DEFINITIONS:

preditor   camouflage   mimic   migrate   hibernate   molt   parasite  

KNOW 4 STAGES OF GROWTH OF BUTTERFLY

IDENTIFY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS

HOW DO INSECTS COMMUNICATE?

IDENTIFY THESE PARTS OF AN INSECT: head   thorax   abdomen   spiracles   ovipositor   compound eye   simple eyes   antennae   sensilla

INDENTIFY ALL INSECTS FROM QUIZES

CHAPTER 3 PLANTS AND FLOWERS

QUIZ 5 PGS. 62-70

DEFINITIONS:

photosynthesis   keys   evergreen   deciduous   conifer   chlorophyll   annual rings   broadleaf

LABEL PARTS OF A TREE: (roots, crown, trunk)

A plant takes in _____________________(oxygen,or carbon dioxide) Aplant gives off ____________________(oxygen, or carbon dioxide)

QUIZ 6 PGS. 70-89

DEFINTIONS:

dormant   seed coat   primary root   germinate   pollinate   embryo  

LABEL THESE PARTS OF A FLOWER: (sepal   pistil   stamen   petal)

FACTS:

emergency number: 911 apple seeds can be poisonous poison ivy and poison oak has leaflets ing roups of three a weed is any plant that grows wher it is not wanted

EVERY SEED CONTAINS: (embryo   a seed coat   stored food   )

QUIZ 7

IDENTIFY:

rhubarb   iris   dieffenbachia   hyacinth   dahlia   philodendron

DEFINITION: fungus(and example)   penicillin   photosyntyhesis   deciduous   chlorophyll  

CHAPTER 3 TEST

KNOW ALL THE ABOVE INFORMATION FROM QUIZZES

terms you should know: chlorophyll, photosynthesis, germinates, penicillin, dormant,

Give examples of food we eat that are: stems, flowers,

Know poisonous plants

List the 3 main parts of every seed and the job each part has or does.

Identify and label the 4 parts of a flower. (stamen, petal, pistil, sepal)

Identify the flowers on pgs. 74-75 in Science Book

know different types of broadleaf trees

Do you know this flower?

sometimes mistakenly called a yellow daisy

has yellow ray flowers and no disk flowers

the roots of this flower can be ground to make a beverage

CHAPTER 4 BIRDS

QUIZ 8 PGS. 98-110

Know DEFINITIONS for:

crest     field marks   syrinx   habitat  

IDENTIFY THE BIRD THAT :

is attracted to red flowers

eats Japanese beetles

can fly backward

holds its tail straight in the air

planter of oak trees

QUIZ 9

QUIZ 10

DEFINITIONS:

insulate   gizzard   preen   quill   barb   down

FACTS TO KNOW:

Wood peckers can send signals by hammering on a tree.

A bird can adjust each feather individually in flight.

Birds are the only animals with feathers.

A woodpecker uses its tongue to find insects in holes.

Bird feathers are heavier than bird bones.

Birds with short, hard beaks usually eat seeds.

CHAPTER 5 MATTER

QUIZ 11 pg. 134-142

Definitions:

Matter: anything that takes up space and has weight

Vibrate: to move back and forth

Steam: hot water vapor

molecule: smallest piece of a substance that still has the qualities of that substance

What are the two atoms which make up water? hydrogen and oxygen

Know the characteristics of a solid, liquid, and gas.

QUIZ 12 pgs. 143-147

Definitions:

gravity: the force which draws things toward the center of the earth

potential energy: energy that is stored

force: a push or pull

contract: to get smaller

energy: the ability to do work

What happens to molecules when the are heated? _________________________________

The melting point of water is__________________degrees

What happens to water just when it begins to freeze?__________________________

What happens to most liquids when they get colder? expand or contract

What is work?_____________________________________

QUIZ 13 pgs. 147-155

Definitions:

Oxygen: the gas people need to breathe and create energy

gas: the state of matter air exists in naturally

nitrogen: the gas most of the air is made of

gravity: keeps the blanket of air around the earth

atmosphere: the layer of air that surrounds the earth

carbon dioxide: the gas that plants take from the air in order to make food

transparent: clear enough to see through

Is air matter?________

Do solids, liquids and gases exert pressure?

Why do you not feel the air pressing down on you?

Does every place on earth receive the same amount of heat?

Explain the difference in air pressure at the top of a mountain and at sea level.

Warm air rises or goes lower?

QUIZ 14 pgs. 134-166

Definitions:

water cycle: water changing from a liquid to a solid or gas over and over

precipitation: any form of water that falls from the clouds

humidity: water vapor in the air

evaporation: the process of water becoming a vapor

dew point: the point at which water condenses

condensation: the process of water vapor turning back into water

frost: frozen water vapor on the ground

sleet: rain or melted snow that falls through a layer of freezing air

snow: water vapor that freezes in a cloud

rain: water vapor that condenses in a cloud and falls

dew: water vapor that condenses on cool objects on the ground

hail: frozen raindrops that have been blown back into the cloud to form more frozen layers

nimbus: a rain or storm cloud

air mass: a large body of air that has the same temperature and humidity

CHAPTER 5 TEST

KNOW ALL THE ABOVE DEFINITIONS AND QUESTIONS

How far does the atmosphere extend?_________

What gas makes up most of the air?__________

What supplies the energy in steam?______________

Explain surface tension

The earth is covered by how much water?

Explain the water cycle

Be able to identify the following types of clouds: cirrus   cumulus    stratus

CHAPTER 7 GEOLOGY

QUIZ 17 pgs. 196-202

Definitions:

CIRCUMFERENCE: The distance around an object

DIAMETER: The distance

ORBIT: The pathway around the sun

ROTATION: the spinning motion of the earth; one rotation is one day

GRAVITY: the force that keeps the earth in its orbit

SPHERE: round like a ball

AXIS: imaginary line that runs north and south through the earth

REVOLUTION: the path the earth takes around the sun; one revolution is one year

Why do we have seasons?

BE ABLE TO LABEL A GLOBE WITH THE FOLLOWING:

equator     South Pole North Pole     Southern Hemisphere     Northern Hemispere  

QUIZ 18 (pgs. 203-211)

Warmest Ocean?     Largest Ocean? coldest and smallest ocean?

What is the upper layer of soil called?

What is the hot, liquid rock in the earth called?

What is the solid layer of rock beneath the soil called?

What is decayed material in the soil called?

What do we call the scientists who study the earth?

What is the center of the earth called?

QUIZ 19 (pgs. 212-219)

KNOW THE CHARACTERISTICS AND DIFINTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING ROCKS:

CONGLOMERATE: pebbles or cobbles cemented together

GRANITE: forms most of the earth's crust under the continents

LIMESTONE: made of seashells

MARBLE: used to make monuments (like the Washington Monument)

OBSIDIAN: shiny, black rock used for arrowheads

PUMICE: floats

SANDSTONE: made f rom layers of sand

SHALE: made from mud or clay

SLATE: used for blackboards

CHALK: used to write on blackboards

EROSION: the wearing away of the earth's topsoil

CONSERVATION: using natural resources wisely

GALCIERS: rivers of ice that move very slowly

DELTA: a deposit of snad and soil at the mouth of some rivers

SEDIMENT: matter that settles tothe bottom or sides of a body of water

TEST 7

KNOW ALL THE ABOVE MATERIAL

Why do we have changing seasons?

Why do we have night and day?

Can a mineral be man-made?

Which is more fertile, topsoil or subsoil?

Geologist divide rocks into how many main groups?

How are Igneous rocks formed?     Metamorphic rocks formed?    

What is the diameter of the earth?

What is the circumference of the earth?